Marvin Hatley

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Marvin Hatley (born April 3, 1905 in Reed , Oklahoma , † August 23, 1986 in Los Angeles , California ; actually Thomas Marvin Hatley ) was an American film actor , screenwriter and composer of film scores.

Life

Hatley came to Hollywood in the 1920s , where he first worked as an actor and screenwriter for Hal Roach . Later he wrote and composed the music for numerous films and worked as musical director for the respective filming. His best-known works are the score tracks for films by the comedian duo Laurel & Hardy . Hatley was the composer of the Dance of the Cuckoos , which was first introduced in 1930 in the short film Happy Childhood ( Brats ) and which was to become the theme song for films by the comedian duo.

Film music (selection)

literature

  • Jürgen Wölfer and Roland Löper: “ The great lexicon of film composers. The magicians of cinematic acoustics - from Ennio Morricone to Hans Zimmer ”. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-89602-296-2 .

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personal data
SURNAME Hatley, Marvin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hatley, Thomas Marvin (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film actor, screenwriter, and film music composer
DATE OF BIRTH April 3, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Reed , Oklahoma
DATE OF DEATH August 26, 1986
Place of death Los Angeles , California